Black+decker: The Complete Guide To Wiring

Learn how to landscape your home! Hometime's Dean Johnson walks you through the most popular and manageable projects you can undertake to improve the appearance of your yard and the value of your home. Dean explains the basics of landscape design and details the tools, materials, and special techniques for a variety of hardscaping projects. Chapters include: * Design and Layout; *Trees, Shrubs and Beds, *Pavers: Preparation, *Pavers: Installation, * Tree-ring Retaining Wall, * Three-tier Retaining Wall, * Privacy Fence, * Picket Fence, * Chain Link Fence

Hometime's Dean Johnson walks you through the steps of basic decorative finishes such as sponging, ragging, and color washing. He also explains the tools used and how to mix glazes. In addition, Dean consults with expert faux finishers to show you a variety of advanced techniques like strié, marbling, and venetian plaster. On this Educational DVD You Will Become Proficient in Preparing Glazes Basic Sponging Rag Rolling Color Washing Advanced Sponging Striping Strié Smooshing Crackle Finishing Marbling Buried Stencil Pitted Stone Crocodile Skin Venetian Plaster

Constructing a straw bale solar home requires the merging of solar design with alternative building techniques. Books are useful for accessing information on these topics quickly and easily, while videos are a great way to show actual building methods and techniques firsthand. The Building With Awareness DVD/guidebook combination brings you the best of both worlds. The award-winning DVD is inspiring and informative, with over five hours of material on every aspect of building a green home.

Introduction to Building Green, where we meet the owner/host, Kevin Contreras and his father. Kevin shares building ideas with his father in his quest for a straw bale home, and we meet experts who tell us what it means to build green, and that it’s possible to find products that are healthy and stylish.